DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

The Department of Finance has the mandate to provide leadership and direction to the public service in all areas of finance and human resource management. This mandate includes negotiating major financial arrangements with the federal government, providing analysis and advice to the Financial Management Board, and ensuring that financial and information resources are managed effectively, efficiently and economically. This mandate also includes the recruitment and retention of a competent public service that is representative of the people it serves and the development of programs and services that effectively serve the human resource needs of the public service.

• Strong leadership and management skills;
• Effective written and verbal communication capabilities;
• Demonstrable negotiation and conflict resolution abilities; and
• Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving, research and analytical expertis